Historic Stuyvesant Day 2015 will be held on Saturday, August 8th (always the 2nd Saturday in August!)

This year's theme is "River Access...a Long, Long, Long Road". The day's festivities begin at the Town Hall with the 9th Annual Ken Hummel Memorial 5K Race/Walk and Kids' 1 Mile Chicken Run. Registration table opens and bib pick up begins at 8:00am. The kids' run begins at 8:30am and the 5K Race/Walk begins at 9:00am. All races are chip timed and the registration form may be downloaded using this link 5K Race/Walk & 1 Mile Run Registration Form 2015.

Following the awards ceremony, everyone is invited to attend the annual Community Picnic at noon at the newly constructed Pavillion at the end of Ice House Road. Parking is limited so ride-sharing is encouraged and you may park your car at the Town Hall. Please bring a dish or dessert to share. Town Historian Juanita Knott is preparing exhibits highlighting the Town's quest for river access. Come celebrate this long-awaited access with us.

At long last, we have public and safe access to the Hudson River! A portion of our 17 acres of riverfront has been developed for public access and there was a ribbon cutting held this morning, June 19, 2015, at the new Ice House Road Pavillion.

The access road has been paved, and widened; the at-grade crossing has been updated with new safety gates, a new parking area has been installed and the pavillion is ready to be used, with a beautiful view of the river. There are access trails, the ice house ruins, and a car-top boat launch available for public use.

There are a lot of agencies and people to thank including, NYS DEC, Hudson River Valley Greenway, NYS DOT, Amtrak, Town Officials and numerous resident volunteers.

We hope you enjoy the new access to a part of our 17 miles of riverfront.

Stuyvesant is located in the northwest corner of Columbia County on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. It is bordered by Rensselaer County to the north, the Town of Kinderhook to the east, and the Town of Stockport to the south.

A town of approximately 2,300 people, Stuyvesant is an agricultural community dotted with single family residences and small businesses. The predominance of farming within the community has left its rural character much the same as it's been for over the last 100 years. Stuyvesant's bucolic landscape belies the fact that it is located less than 20 miles south of the state capital of Albany, New York. Centrally located in the state and the region, the town is approximately two and a half hours from both New York City and Boston.

The long awaited improvements to the railroad crossing at the Ice House Road entrance to the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Nutten Hook Reserve welcomes visitors to one of Columbia Countys’ many treasured places where land and water meet.